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Copy this page onto a new page in your online notebook. To get an overview of the origins of the Cold War, begin by reading Allies to Enemies: Origins of the Cold War from ABC-CLIO. Use pages 794-799 in Creating America and “The Cold War” research list on ABC-CLIO to develop a complete description for each event or idea from the early years of the Cold War. This information will help set the stage for tomorrow's activity. Use the first entry as an example for detail.

THE YALTA CONFERENCE
  • Meeting near the end of WWII - big 3 meet to discuss post war Europe
  • Germany will be divided, controlled by the Allies
  • Liberated Eastern European countries will have new elections
  • United Nations will be formed
  • USSR is given great influence over Eastern Europe, and new government must be "Soviet freindly"
  • the roots of the Cold War are established
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THE UNITED NATIONS
CONTAINMENT
united states attempting to stop the spread of comunism in europe.
it was the new foriegn policy of the united states

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George Kenean
George Kenean

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THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE
THE MARSHALL PLAN
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THE BERLIN BLOCKADE AND AIRLIFT
NATO AND THE WARSAW PACT
It was a pact with russia saying as long as you stop now you can keep what you got.
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THE RED SCARE, THE ROSENBERGS, AND HUAC
It was a hieghtened state of awareness with communism.
COMMUNISM IN CHINA
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THE KOREAN WAR

No need to take notes - you will have a different assignment and activity

MCCARTHYISM
Joeseph mcarthy
He was famous for making assumptions about people so this term was used about assuming communism was in their midst.
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THE SPACE RACE
race between russia and U.S.
it was 1st into space
us won
russian satalite spudnick